January 1, 2012

I had thought to follow the prompts for January for NaBloPoMo. But there are two issues with that. The first, of course, being that I am really horrible at keeping up with daily blogging. I want to. I always mean to. But I already spend too much time on the computer, and the days just get away from me. The second one being that I can't for the life of me figure out how to find the daily prompt! I keep clicking on different links, but nothing takes me there. So, I guess I'll just wing it!
There is also the problem that I'm having such a hard time seeing things on the computer screen. I'm desperately hoping new glasses are going to fix that ... appointment next week.

So, without a prompt, not sure what I should be writing about; only that I should. Since it is the first day of another new year, I think I'll "think out loud" about my goals for this year.

My biggest goal at this moment is to figure out how to make the curser behave; to learn how to use "Dragon" (and eliminate typing by hand which has become more and more difficult).

During the past year, I have done a lot of changing things around in my home. Some of it was for convenience, some for comfort, some just for fun. I think (for now at least) I'm pretty well satisfied with the arrangement. Well, I may tweak things from time to time, but doubtfully anything major this year. So, for this year my big goal is to be organized. These are the areas I plan to try to work on:
1. Keeping a calendar up to date, so I acknowledge ALL birthdays, anniversaries, and don't miss any appointments.
2. Making and sticking to a household schedule that keeps me on track on cleaning, detail organizing, and still allows for fun time.
3. Paying a bit more attention to *ME* - meaning time to do my nails, to read, to sew, to blog, etc.
4. Getting a budget in line with what is realistic, and learn to stick to it.
5. Do something every single month towards being better prepared for next year's Christmas.
6. Work harder on healthy eating.

I may think of more things, but that's enough to start with.



This is the Gorgeous quilt my sister gave me for Christmas, made from antique pieces of embroidery and patchwork that match a wall hanging she has. Beautiful and precious!